Recovering from Cat Scratch Fever

If you wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air or if you snore loudly, you may have obstructive sleep apnea. This condition may heighten your risk for developing cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and daytime sleepiness.
While conservative treatments may help reduce the incidence and severity of your apnea, snoring surgery may be your only option for long-term results. Here are some risk factors and conservative treatment options you can try that may help reduce your symptoms while you are awaiting your appointment with a sleep medicine specialist to discuss the benefits of sleep apnea surgery: Read More»

If your state is one of the states that has legalized marijuana, you may want to jump in with both feet and try some out. If you’ve never tried marijuana before but you have always wanted to, you may not know what you want or how to go about buying it or getting started. One thing that you can do is to go to a dispensary.
Dispensary
A dispensary is basically a marijuana supermarket. Read More»

Food allergies can cause a number of symptoms in infants, and these symptoms range from uncomfortable (such as eczema) to potentially fatal (such as anaphylactic shock). Therefore, it’s important for parents to recognize the symptoms of an allergic reaction to food. While it’s typical for food allergies to first appear when your baby begins to eat solid food, even breastfeeding can trigger an allergic reaction — if you’re eating food that your baby is allergic to, small amounts of allergens in breast milk can trigger your baby’s food allergies. Read More»

Let’s face it: Many people take their gums for granted. When someone has pink, healthy gums they often overlook the protection to teeth that gums offer. However, as soon as there is a problem, gums become the talk of the town. There are many different stages of gum disease, ranging from gingivitis to advanced periodontitis. If you are begin to notice that your gums frequently bleed when you eat, brush or floss, you should make an appointment with your dentist. Read More»

The thought of your child being born with any type of deformity can be completely overwhelming as an expecting mother. This condition is characterized by a split in the upper lip and can range in severity from one child to the next. along with cleft lip, cleft palate may also be involved in the deformity. Cleft lip occurs when the facial structures of a fetus do not develop as they normally would so that they don’t close completely before the baby is born. Read More»

About Me

A few years ago, one of my sweet cousins became ill. My cousin’s mom took her to the doctor. Due to the high fever my cousin had, her physician decided to admit her to the hospital. After numerous tests were run, my cousin’s medical team determined she had cat scratch fever. Thankfully, after taking medication, my relative made a full recovery. You can get cat scratch fever after being scratched by or coming into contact with the saliva of a cat infected with a particular type of bacteria. On this blog, I hope you will discover how physicians effectively treat this illness. Enjoy!